2 Chronicles 20:18
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And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord.Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
In other translations
And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord.Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
Hebrew words
וַיִּקֹּדvaiyikodand he bowed lowH6915יְהוֹשָׁפָטyehoshafatJehoshaphatH3092אַפַּיִם'apayimfaceH639אָרְצָה'aretzah[the] ground towardsH776וְכָל־vekholand allH3605יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063וְיֹשְׁבֵיveyosheveiand [the] inhabitants ofH3427יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389נָפְלוּnafeluthey fell downH5307לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹתlehishtachavotto bow downH7812לַיהוָה׃layahwehto YahwehH3068
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Exodus 4:31And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.
- 2 Chronicles 7:3And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”
- Genesis 24:26And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
- Job 1:20Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
- Psalm 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
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People and places
People: Jehoshaphat, Judah
Places: Jerusalem